Spain: Chinese Super League side Wuhan Zall FC travelled to Spain for pre-season training and now don't know when they will be able to return to their homes - in the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
Players haven’t seen their relatives in more than two months and one has already lost a family member because of the virus.
It hasn't been easy for the nearly 50 members of the Wuhan Zall party - their arrival prompted fears of contagion among locals and they had to undergo repeated testing before those fears abated.
On Sunday they will get some reprieve from their ordeal by attending the Spanish league 'Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The team will also take a tour of the famous venue in the Spanish capital on Monday.
Meanwhile, the outbreak of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) has prompted six countries, including the deadly epicentre of virus China, to withdraw from next month's shooting World Cup in New Delhi, the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) revealed on Wednesday.
The ISSF World Cup is slated to be held from March 15 to 26 at the Karni Singh Shooting Range.
"There were some countries which were coming but because of the Coronavirus outbreak, their national policies dictate that they can't come," NRAI president Raninder Singh told reporters.
"China have taken a wise decision on their own as a nation. They don't want to infect others and hence won't travel. Taiwan, which has locked down their entire island, Hong Kong, Macau, North Korea and Turkmenistan have also backed out because of national policies," he added, referring to the domestic travel restrictions imposed by the governments of these countries.
Earlier this month, the Indian government refused to grant visas to Chinese grapplers for the Asian Wrestling Championship held in New Delhi due to the disease which originated from Wuhan and has killed more than 2600 and infected over 80,000 people all over the world.
